Society and Culture

The so-called 'rape clause' exempts women from the DWP's controversial two-child benefits cap.
Retired police officer who gave the 19-year-old a warning for wasting police time five months before she was killed by an ex-partner, was given a lesser charge by panel.
The 19-year-old's murder looks like a tragic example of police failing to take violence against women seriously. But today’s testimony shows us it’s far worse than that, Lucia Osborne-Crowley writes.
The victim suffered a fractured skull during the attack at All Saints DLR station.
It is thought to be that of Brenda Venables, 48, who was reported missing from her home in Kempsey by her husband.
Altamira prison authorities said the violence was between two gangs and began after a cell was set on fire.
Paul Bussetti is on trial for sending a “grossly offensive” video on WhatsApp and causing footage of a “menacing character” to be uploaded on YouTube.
A Scottish man wanted on 24 counts of rape in his home country has been found and arrested in the US after faking his own death. Kim Gordon, 55, disappeared on 25 February 2019, with his son reporting him missing. After a three day search in the treacherous waters around Monterey Bay, the police suspected the report may be a hoax.
There are 14.3 million people in poverty in the UK, the Social Metrics Commission found.